noun
a louse that infests the pubic region of the human body
• Syn: ↑pubic louse, ↑crab, ↑Phthirius pubis
• Hypernyms: ↑louse, ↑sucking louse
• Member Holonyms: ↑Phthirius, ↑genus Phthirius, ↑Phthirus, ↑genus Phthirus
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noun : a sucking louse (Phthirus pubis) infesting the human body in the pubic region
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crab louse,
a louse which infests parts of the human body, resembling a crab in appearance and having recurved feet, like claws, with which it hooks itself to its host.
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n. see crab I (sense 2)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.